Mr. Samir M. C has been appointed as the Managing Director of Fortune Park Hotels Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian Hotel major ITC Hotels Limited. He would also oversee the functioning of the WelcomHeritage brand.
Mr. Samir was working as Chief Operating Officer of Fortune Park Hotels Ltd., from September 2017 as part of the transitional role to succeed the outgoing Managing Director Mr. Suresh Kumar, who superannuated in February this year. Fortune Park Hotels Ltd. was set up as a hotel management company catering to the mid-market to upscale market segment in business and leisure destinations and today it has 46 operational hotels.
With full responsibility for the leadership and development of Fortune Hotels, Samir plays a key role in meeting the company’s aggressive growth goals as well as building on the brand’s outstanding reputation for providing efficient service to the customers as well as to the promoters. His knowledge and experience, which will be vital as the brand continues to increase its presence in India.
Prior to joining Fortune Hotels, he worked with InterContinental Hotels Group for 22 years in operational and leadership roles at various locations in India, Southeast Asia and Korea. Mr. Samir was working as the Director – Operations Support, South East Asia & Korea of Inter Continental Hotels Group based at Bangkok, Thailand.
He started his carrier with Holiday Inn Ahmedabad in May 1995, after perusing his Graduation in Hotel Management from IHMCT Ahmedabad. He moved to Holiday Inn Gem Park Ooty as FOM from October 2000 and shifted to InterContinental Marine Drive Mumbai in 2004. He scored the Masters of Business Administration degree from University of Southern Queensland, Australia and IHG management has noticed this dynamic and passionate hospitality professional and promoted him as Revenue Manager in Holiday Inn Park View Singapore in April 2005. Within a short span of time, he moved to higher position as Director Rooms and EAM there and in July 2010, he joined the General Manager of Holiday Inn Bangkok Silom, one of the prime property with more than 700 rooms under IHG in South East Asia region.
He got promoted again in October 2013 as the Director of Operations, South West Asia of IHG based at Gurgaon during 2013-15 period to oversees Indian Operations with more than 25 properties across InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express brands.
